Trigger warnings: racism, homophobia, transphobia I think this could easily have turned into an after school special sort of book. After all, we’ve got a gay black special ed teacher who’s just back from volunteering in Haiti, a closeted widower, and a trans tween girl with autism, all set in a rich, white Southern neighborhood.Read the Post
Review: Worth Searching For – Wendy Qualls
Trigger warnings: casual homophobia, casual racism After Worth Waiting For, I was prepared to read this book, the second in the series, with a box of tissues. Thankfully, it was a lot less emotionally wrenching than the first, though it was still delightfully angsty. “’It’s different here.’ Painfully so. The not-rightness was hard toRead the Post
Review: Worth Waiting For – Wendy Qualls
Content warning: homophobia (religiously motivated) Wow, this was an angsty, all-the-feels read! I cried angry tears, sad tears, and happy tears, all in the course of 300 pages! “How did you …” Brandon seemed to be picking his words carefully. “How was it for you? Staying?” “It wasn’t anything, really.” Confusing and frustrating, but thatRead the Post